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  1. Mattbolton commented on Mattbolton's comment on an event in Allnighters

    We’re sorry to give you more bad news in this year of headaches, but we found out yesterday that Westminster licensing authorities have refused our Temporary Events Notice application. That is the license we need to run the all-nighters. The club has been up to its eyes in problems and was challenging the refusal, only to find out that Westminster are not issuing these licences to anybody at the moment, due to Coronavirus uncertainties. Oddly Camden who are virtually next door are! This should be temporary but even the September all nightery is at risk, we will apply and find out as soon as we can. We’ve been trying to set up an after-dance party venue for the people who were planning on dancing until 6am but have been hitting brick walls. Still trying, but it’s not looking hopeful. Therefore, at the moment we have decided to run the event as an evening dance from 9pm - 3am. It will feature the same DJs – Butch, Keith, Ady and Arthur Fenn are still expected to attend. We’ve waited so long to get back to our soulful basement that we felt we must carry on, even at reduced hours, it’s been too damned long and there have been too many disappointments to miss out again; we hope you agree. Admission will be £10, we will refund the extra £6 on the door if you have booked tickets for the nighter. There are now no ticket restrictions, so anyone can turn up on the night, we estimate the club will be at a manageable attendance level. If you can’t make it now, we will refund tickets but please bear with us, as this may take a while, the logistics have been a nightmare. Please email Matt about refunds as I’ll be away on hols from Sunday. mattbolton4@hotmail.com Thanks and many apologies Ady & Matt
  2. Mattbolton commented on Mattbolton's comment on an event in Allnighters

    Apologies for a lack of news over the Aug 14th nighter; with everybody communicating on different platforms it’s been hard to deal with the many ticketing anomalies. The people who bought tickets for July had the option to keep them for August or get a refund; that is still possible if done in the next couple of days. We can’t hang them over for September as that is the anniversary and prices are different. We’re going to announce a ballot for that, as we expect to be overwhelmed and we want to make it fair. We’ll announce the procedure mid-August and give everyone a week or so to get their names in. Matt will run that one ( mattbolton4@hotmail.com ) as Ady will be on his hols. We’ve notified some on the waiting list for August about the returns but it may be worth emailing ady.croasdell@btinternet.comagain, just in case. Although there are no legal requirements regarding the event, the 100 Club have shared their own guidance as shown above. We’re sure for many this will be an overwhelming time and although we’ve always been a tactile bunch, please be sure to ask before piling on - we’re all dealing with it in different ways. Wear a mask if you wish. It’s entirely up to you. Fist bump, hug, whatever you feel comfortable with. Just make sure it’s mutual. All we ask is that you are free from any symptoms and, if you can, take a simple test before you set off. We’ll trust you to do what’s right. Can’t wait to see you all. Get to steppin’ A&M
  3. Lineup to be announced.
  4. With Ady having a month off following a terrifically emotional anniversary we thought it a great excuse to catch up on guests we'd booked who missed out over lockdown. Joining Butch, Joel and Tomas this month are guests: Andy Tats Taylor and Pete Shirley. Neither of them need any introduction. Their tastes precede them and suffice to say it's gonna be one hell of a soulful night and well into the morning. An extra hour due to the clocks going back we'll go till 6am (GMT) so that waits for coaches, trains, planes, etc are suitably catered for. You lucky, lucky lot. Tickets are £15. *We weren't sure whether to do it all ticket again, but instead decided best that we'll open the door to cash for late comers but if you want to guarantee entry please send £15 Paypal F&F to mattbolton4@hotmail.com and we'll hold your name on the door.*
  5. Lineup to be announced.
  6. Mattbolton posted a soul guide event in Allnighters

    Sold out limited capacity toe in the waters. With Ady Butch Keith Joel and special guest... Arthur Fenn.
  7. The 100 Club all nighter on 3rd July is now sold out. If we haven’t received your money or arranged a ticket for you, it’s too late now. However, we may get more tickets nearer the time so if you still need any, message or email me ady.croasdell@btinternet.com and we’ll put you on the reserve list in the order we receive the message/ email
  8. Hi Andy. sorry mate was DJing in Leeds last night. I’ll pop that in now. Cheers. M
  9. Can I have masqueraders please? Thanks
  10. Mattbolton posted a post in a topic in Look At Your Box
    Edu snagged the £40 copy 2 mins before I did from Discogs. Such a great tune.
  11. Glad you got one buddy. It’s all about the hot cut. 😉
  12. Hi guys. Trust me the lead vocal take is completely different and nearly a different register to the issue and LP take. Deffo Curtis in lead as all who’ve received one will attest. Flew out so apologies to those who didn’t get one. Though there’s another 25 count box out there somewhere so it will turn up again. Tried to upload the sound file but it’s massive.
  13. The Impressions - Love Me US Curtom Demos. Untouched since the very day they were sleeved. £20 & £2 UK P&P Have a small number of these phenomenal 45s which many people don’t know is an alternate take to the issue/LP with Curtis on lead, a killer bass line and a bit more pace. You see loads of these with a promo stamp but this is what the real demo should look and sound like. Sounds fucking mental over a massive system. Roll up, Roll up! Once they’re gone they’re gone! DM me for a sound clip. I don’t think there’s one online.
  14. It is no hyperbole to assert that the 6Ts all-nighter is as important in the history pages of soul music as the very artists and studios that produced it. That a club has endured so long is testament to many factors. To the incredible legacy of music left to us by musicians whose music lifts us. To those who crawled for years on hands and knees in dusty rooms to share their spoils for the enjoyment of others. To those who have fought fatigue to dance till sunlight. And to those who have the tenacity to push the efforts of all the aforementioned, understanding the importance of the pursuit of shared raw emotion. For 40 years the 6Ts all-nighter has, without equal, fed the demands of those who seek visceral and meaningful sentiment in their choice of records. All through a very esoteric sound. It’s certainly not everybody’s cup of tea It is not just the wealth of records that have been broken, uncovered, discovered that makes the 100 Club all-nighter so unique but rather the dedication to quality. No Joe 90’s needed here. Like many others I remember travelling 400 miles every month for decades, without question just to hear Luther Ingram, Ben E King and The Demures. It seems unfathomable that we may never have had the opportunity to shed a collective tear to Lou Johnson’s mastertake on Roy Hamilton. To feel chills as the opening vibes of Carla Thomas‘ greatest recording envelops us, laid dormant for so many years. And for this we should all be thankful. From dancers to artists alike. For gifting us the exposure to masterpieces of recorded emotion, hitherto unheard, in a sacred place of sanctuary and companionship. Through his tireless work with Ace records we have all benefited from Ady’s seemingly unending (some say ‘jammy’) ability to find and raise the fortunes of incredible, unreleased soul. This is the true strength of the 100 Club. Ady’s influence via the records he found and subsequently played at the 100 Club send shockwaves across continents. ‘The Magic Touch’, ‘What’s With This Loneliness’ and more recently ‘Secret Weapon’ are perfect examples of 100 Club exclusives that eventually found their natural home in the wider world and our own collections. Mostly for free! One of the most telling stories for me highlights the wealth of incredible records played, loved and filed away over the years. 6am one morning, post niter, Ady handed me a test pressing as a present. One side I didn’t recognise till I got home. It was Sharon Scott’s ‘It’s Better’, an unreleased record of monumental beauty I had cherished from a decade before but had long forgotten, lain unplayed for years in the back of Ady’s box. From the very early days of his tenure as resident, Butch’s steel, northern resolve meant his records were unlike anyone else’s. His testing bed at the 100 Club has gifted us a torrent of sensational soul tracks. Completists have lost count of the one off gems that have travelled in his box for their first spins in their natural home. The Mello-Souls had us fiercely tearing up those notoriously imperfect boards. More recently the likes of United Sounds, ‘JB Hammond’ and Love Company turned the place into a pressure cooker of euphoria, cementing the clubs ability to shift and adapt. From skip raids to vault raids, our understanding of soul has been shaped immeasurably over the years by what these two have presented at the 100 Club niter. And it’s importance nationally and globally cannot be overstated. Past and present residents have added an incredible wealth of variety and skill to what the nighter has to offer and I only wish I could have experienced the early days I was too young to know. It’s strength is in that it has meant so much, to so many for so long. When so many legendary clubs fell by the wayside, that basement rumbles on. Moving with the times. Still trying to offer the same matchless level of quality. For us all to continue to enjoy. We promise we’ll try our hardest to give you 40 more. X
  15. Played this same copy yesterday. Such a wonderful and overlooked record.
  16. So terribly sad. My thoughts go out to his family. Always a warm and welcome face. I’ll miss that firm handshake at the door of the 100 Club.
  17. Played this live both times I saw him. Was fantastic. He was like a shamen, every single person in his grip.
  18. That's great news about the repress. 👍🏻 It's a fantastic record.
  19. Was really enjoying it. Until the vocal comes in. Awful mix. Sounds totally disjointed. And I say that as someone who rated If This World Were Mine as pretty much my favourite soul album of all time. What a shame.
  20. This.... Love Jerry's version but this just kills me. And on the femme side... Brenda Holloway - You've Changed Me Nearly died when Butch played the acetate at the niter. Had it for ages, never played it. 😩
  21. Usually at least 5 test pressings. I was in a minor indie label band and even we had 5. Though this is a really interesting find.
  22. Probably my favourite soul album of all time.
  23. Such a lucky find. Brenda's voice sounds incredible as ever. Thanks for sharing.

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